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How to use Google Shopping with VS Code

You want Google Shopping inside VS Code so it can compare products for a purchase decision, find the best product matches, research an unfamiliar product category, and source a replacement item — without you copy-pasting between tabs. Here is the whole setup, once.

Create your Google Shopping gateway

The gateway is the thing VS Code connects to, and it is where you decide which Google Shopping tools an agent may use. You create it once and every client reuses it.

Create an Arcade account

Sign up and open the dashboard. The free tier is enough to follow this through.
Create an MCP Gateway and select your Google Shopping tools

In the dashboard, create a gateway and pick the Google Shopping tools you want to expose. The gateway is what your client connects to, and it is where tool access is decided.
Copy your gateway URL

Every client below needs it.
```
https://api.arcade.dev/mcp/<YOUR-GATEWAY-SLUG>
```

Create a Google Shopping gateway Opens the gateway builder in your Arcade dashboard.

Connect the gateway to VS Code

Add the server

VS Code 1.107.0 or higher. Command Palette → MCP: Add Server… → choose HTTP, paste your gateway URL, and name it something like mcp-arcade.
Start it and authenticate

Click Start next to the server in mcp.json or under Extensions → MCP Servers - Installed, then approve the Arcade sign-in and consent screens.
Try it out

Open the chat pane, switch to Agent mode, and ask it to use one of your Google Shopping tools.

Full VS Code guide in the docs steps verified 2026-08-13

Get started with these shopping prompts

VS Code can now act on your Google Shopping account. Click a prompt to copy it.

Use the shared API key and tool permissions to control which agents can search for products. Pair it with Contextual Access policies so searches can be limited to approved agents and contexts.

How to use Google Shopping with VS Code

Create your Google Shopping gateway

Create an Arcade account

Create an MCP Gateway and select your Google Shopping tools

Copy your gateway URL

Connect the gateway to VS Code

Add the server

Start it and authenticate

Try it out

Get started with these shopping prompts

Ready to actually ship your agent?